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This production is sponsored by Phyllis and David Bottegal

2015 SEASONThis Season is Dedicated to the Memory of William H. Graham, Sr.


A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dear friend of Olney Theatre Center,

As Olney launches its 77th season with Godspell, we take a moment to look back at one of the theater’s leading lights who passed away in the fall of 2013. William H. Graham, Sr. played a wide variety of roles at Olney Theatre Center over the course of a five-decade-long association. After being introduced to the theater by Father Gilbert Hartke of Catholic University, Bill performed and directed here; he served as our General Manager, Managing Director and Chairman of our Board of Directors; and most significantly, mentored nearly a thousand young professionals as teacher and Director of the National Players, our legendary touring company. With deep gratitude for all he gave to us, we proudly dedicate our 2015 season to his memory.

The idea to produce Godspell, in fact, came indirectly from Bill. I visited him in the hospital not long before he passed, and walked into his room to hear a dozen people singing one of Godspell’s loveliest songs, “Day By Day”, around his bed. Bill wasn’t conscious anymore, but his large and loving family filled the room with beautiful music, and stirring life. Though I’m Jewish, Bill and his

family’s Catholicism at that moment wrapped me in its generous embrace. One of the many things I admired about Bill was the way his faith was the wellspring for so much good, so much kindness… for so many of the values I hold dear.

Bill is the kind of role model we need right now. We began rehearsal as the world was mourning the victims of the atrocities in Paris, atrocities committed in the name of religion, specifically aimed against artists expressing unpopular views. Whether you think of him as a savior or simply a great historical figure, Jesus also expressed unpopular views, and was killed for them. Godspell reminds us that religion can be a force for good, and freedom, and of course, love. It demonstrates that spirituality – no matter what you believe – can unite a community, not break it apart.

Bill learned and taught that lesson, and many others, throughout his long career. Another of his lessons was “give yourself permission”: to risk, to explore, to try the new and different. We do that every day here at Olney, in his honor. I hope our efforts are worth it, so “give yourself permission” to drop me a line at [email protected] and let me know what you think of the show, and Bill’s 2015 season.

Onward!

Jason Loewith Artistic Director

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OLNEY THEATRE CENTERDebbie Ellinghaus,

Managing DirectorJason Loewith,

Artistic Director

Opening Night: February 7, 2015

DirectorJason King Jones

ChoreographerBryan Knowlton

Musical DirectorChristopher Youstra

Costume DesignerIvania Stack

Scenic DesignerPaige A. Hathaway

Lighting DesignerSonya Dowhaluk

Sound DesignerWill Pickens

Production Stage ManagerTrevor A. Riley

Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Music TheatreChristopher Youstra

Director of ProductionDennis A. Blackledge

GODSPELL - 2012 REVISED VERSION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 42 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019

Phone: 212-541-4684 • Fax: 212-397-4684 • www.MTIShows.com

This production is made possible in part by contributions from Production Sponsors Phyllis and David Bottegal and Artist Sponsors Susan and Jay Finkelstein, Robert E. Hebda, Cliff Johnson and Margaret Roper, and Kathleen Quinn.

Conceived and Originally Directed by

John-Michael TebelakMusic and New Lyrics by

Stephen Schwartz

Based onThe Gospel According to St. Matthew

Originally Produced on the New York Stage byEdgar Lansbury, Stuart Duncan & Joseph Beruh

featuring

presents

Kurt BoehmMichael J. Mainwaring

Allie Parris

Jordan CoughtryCalvin McCullough

Nova Y. PaytonEmily Zickler

Maggie DonnellyChristopher Mueller

Rachel Zampelli

One of the top ten plays of London in 2013, (Guardian, London Evening Standard) Grounded is the story of an ace fighter pilot who becomes pregnant and gets reassigned to

operating drones from a windowless trailer on an Air Force base in the desert outside Las Vegas. Hunting terrorists by day and coming home to her family by night, the boundaries between reality and the screen – between the desert where she lives and the desert where she fights – blur until the

pressure becomes impossible to bear. (Recommended for ages 14 and up)

Megan A

nderson as The Pilot in Grounded. Photo by C

lintonBPhotography.

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FEBRuARY 25 - MARCH 22in the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab

Written by GEORGE BRANTDirected by DEREK GOLDMAN

“... A DEEpLY EvOCATIvE pRODuCTION” - The Baltimore Sun

Featuring

MEGAN ANDERSON

A CO-PRODuCTION WITH EvERYMAN THEATRE


CAST OF GODSpELL

GODSpELL ORCHESTRA

*Member Actors’ Equity Association +Equity Membership Candidate

Production Stage Manager – TREvOR A. RILEY*

Dance Captain – KuRT BOEHM*

JORDAN COugHTRY*as Jesus

RACHEL ZAMPELLI*as John and Judas

KuRT BOEHM*

MAggIE DONNELLY*

MICHAEL J. MAINWARINg*

CALvIN McCuLLOugH*

CHRISTOPHER MuELLER*

ALLIE PARRIS*

NOvA Y. PAYTON*

EMILY ZICKLER+

Piano/Conductor, Accordion, vocals......................................................................................Christopher Youstra

Keyboard 2 ......................................................................................................................................Danny Espy

Electric and Acoustic guitar/Banjo/Mandolin/vocals.......................................................................... Kim Spath

Electric and Acoustic guitar/vocals .................................................................................................. Rob Mueller

Bass and Tuba ........................................................................................................................... Yussef Chisholm

Percussion........................................................................................................................................Alex Aucoin

Additional vocal Arrangements by Christopher Youstra

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINuTE INTERMISSION.The use of recording (audio and video) or photographic equipment during the show is strictly prohibited.

Please silence all cellular phones and personal paging devices before the performance begins.

uNDERSTuDIESUnderstudies never appear for a listed player unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Jesus – MICHAEL J. MAINWARINg*; Judas – MAggIE DONNELLY*;

Swings – ROB MuELLER+, ASHLEIgH KINg


ACT ONEPROLOguE ............................................................................................................................................ Company

PREPARE YE ........................................................................................................................... John and Company

SAvE THE PEOPLE .................................................................................................................. Jesus and Company

DAY BY DAY ............................................................................................................................Allie and Company

LEARN YOuR LESSONS WELL .............................................................................................. Maggie and Company

O, BLESS THE LORD, MY SOuL ................................................................................................Chris and Company

ALL FOR THE BEST .......................................................................................................Jesus, Judas and Company

ALL gOOD gIFTS .................................................................................................................. Calvin and Company

LIgHT OF THE WORLD ........................................................................................................Michael and Company

ACT TWOTuRN BACK, O MAN ...............................................................................................................Nova and Company

ALAS FOR YOu ............................................................................................................................................ Jesus

BY MY SIDE* ......................................................................................................................... Emily and Company

WE BESEECH THEE ...................................................................................................................Kurt and Company

BEAuTIFuL CITY .................................................................................................................... Jesus and Company

ON THE WILLOWS .................................................................................................................Judas and Company

FINALE .................................................................................................................................. Jesus and Company

GODSpELL MuSICAL NuMBERS

*"BY MY SIDE" was written by PEggY gORDON and the lyrics thereof by JAY HAMBuRgER

The Olney Theatre Center 2015 Season isDedicated to the Memory of William H. Graham, Sr.

William H. Graham, Sr. was a leader, mentor, director, performer, and a tireless advocate for the performing arts during his more than fifty-year association with Olney Theatre Center. Bill played several roles during his time at Olney Theatre, from Mainstage actor and director for the National Players, to General Manager and most recently as President Emeritus of our Board of Directors.

To pay tribute to his many contributions to Olney Theatre and the National Players, we dedicate the 2015 season to him. We remember Bill in all we do, and we invite you to honor his legacy by making a contribution to the William H. Graham, Sr. Fund supporting mentorship and FREE Summer Shakespeare at Olney Theatre Center.

To donate, go to olneytheatre.org/support.

William H. Graham, Sr. 1926 - 2013


Throughout this rehearsal process, I’ve kept my dad’s King James Bible at the director’s table. Not only has it been been a useful reference as we’ve dug in to several of the parables found in Godspell, but it also kept me mindful of my childhood faith. I was raised Southern Baptist, and it has defined my daily practice and behavior, my worldview, and many of my relationships. As I have grown up, married, and become a parent myself, my jour-ney of faith has continued—and it certainly hasn’t been straight or narrow.

Faith. Belief. These are deeply personal and continually evolving, and this is why I’m fascinated by this story. The people in this ensemble, like us, are simply trying to figure out what it is they truly believe and why. Jesus awakens them to a radical and here-tofore original point of view about how to live and how to anchor their faith, and he uses the language of parables and the method of storytelling.

One of the sections of my dad’s Bible that reflexively falls open is the eighteenth chapter of Matthew. Here are its first six verses:

1. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2. And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3. And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Creating this production has demanded a similar child-like openness and a rejection of cynicism, and we have found the creative choices that define our production through being generous of spirit to one another. We are all fellow travelers on our own journey of faith, and in building community through play we are learning deeper lessons within these old familiar tales.

Jason King Jones Director – Godspell

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Thirty-five years ago, I was introduced to Olney Theatre Center by my husband, Jay, whose parents first brought him here more than fifty years ago.

Jay and I give to Olney Theatre Center because we value and believe in supporting the arts community. Theater broadens my experience, knowledge, and consciousness about the fascinating world around me. At Olney Theatre Center, it is easy to see how individuals can make a difference. We give because philanthropic support enhances the experiences of the performers, designers, and musicians who share their artistry so profoundly. We give because it excites us to see the growth of the young theatre artists who arrive at Olney Theatre Center as new college graduates, eager to learn on and off stage. By the end of their year at Olney, they have become professionals, ready to make their imprint in the field. We support Olney Theatre Center because it honors the past; yet at the same time, it is a trailblazer for new play development and mentorship. Members, donors, artists, and staff work in partnership to advance the field of theater, while making an important contribution to our local community. I was privileged to have known and to have worked with William H. Graham, Sr. -- former Olney Theatre Center president, managing director, actor, director, and head

of National Players. This season -- the 77th at Olney -- is dedicated to his memory, and I hope you will join me in supporting Olney with a gift. Your contribution will acknowledge the rich history of Olney Theatre Center and also be an investment to secure the future of Olney’s extraordinary legacy.

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Kurt Boehm (Ensemble) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: A Chorus Line, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ® Dreamcoat. DC AREA: Arena Stage: Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, She Loves Me. Signature Theatre: Les Miserables, Kiss of the Spider Woman, One Red Flower. Ford’s Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors. Keegan Theatre: The Full Monty. Imagination Stage: Lyle, the Crocodile. Adventure Theatre-MTC: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Goodnight Moon. Red Branch Theatre Company: The Last Five Years. Kurt holds a BM from Catholic

University. UPCOMING: Cabaret at Signature Theatre and The Producers at Olney Theatre Center. Mr. Boehm is generously sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.

Jordan Coughtry (Jesus) is happily making his Olney Theatre Center debut. New York: Very Very (J, J & Z), Murder in the Cathedral and The Less We Talk (Hoi Polloi), Be Story Free (InVerse Theatre), Winter Journey (P.S. 122). Regional: Twelfth Night (Westport Country Playhouse); Red (TheatreWorks); Emma (Pioneer Theatre Company); Candida (Two River Theatre Company); Failure: A Love Story, Macbeth and The Comedy of Errors (Illinois Shakespeare Theatre); All’s Well that Ends Well (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Richard III (Arkansas Shakespeare

Theatre); Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Shakespeare Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company); nine seasons with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey including Amadeus, Our Town, Wittenberg, Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Servant of Two Masters.

Maggie Donnelly (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Spring Awakening (Ilse) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Ensemble). OFF-BROADWAY: The Public Theater: Times Square (Nikky); Artaria (Theresa). REGIONAL: Barrington Stage Company: The Crucible (Mercy Lewis); Notre Dame Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Viola); Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre: Hero (Natasha). DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: The Gift of Nothing (Earl); Ford’s Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Swing); TV: N.Y.J.D.,

Manhattan Stories. EDUCATION: Northwestern University. UPCOMING: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at Folger Theatre. For Mama. Ms. Donnelly is generously sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.

Michael J. Mainwaring (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Olney where it all began at age eleven, in Oliver! Michael’s other Washington area credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe at Arena Stage, Dreamgirls at Signature Theatre [2012 Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Resident Musical], In Performance at The Kennedy Center, Shenandoah and Ford’s Presidential Gala: An American Celebration at Ford’s Theatre, Thunder Knocking at the Door at Creative Cauldron, and Three Little Birds world premiere at Adventure Theatre-MTC.

Calvin McCullough (Ensemble) Olney Theatre Center debut. REGIONAL: Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Shrek the Musical, In the Heights; Adventure Theatre-MTC: Miss Nelson is Missing, Snowy Day, BIG, Mirandy and Brother Wind; Everyman Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun; Imagination Stage: Peter and the Wolf.

Christopher Mueller (Ensemble) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Spring Awakening. NEW YORK: LaGuardia Arts: Chess in Concert. DC: The Kennedy Center: Camelot in Concert, My Fair Lady in Concert, 2011 Kennedy Center Spring Gala, New Year’s Eve at The Kennedy Center; Signature Theatre: Haunted Hotel (Reading), Crossing, Miss Saigon, Spin, Crossing in Concert, Brother Russia, Chess, Sweeney Todd, The Hollow, The Boy Detective Fails, Giant, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sizzling Summer Cabaret Series; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Two Gentlemen of Verona (a rock opera); Arena Stage: Redhand Guitar

(Workshop), Skindiver (Reading); Keegan Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, RENT; Imagination Stage: Dr. Doolittle, Disney’s Mulan; Adventure Theatre-MTC: Pickle Chiffon Pie (Reading), Rudolph the Red-Nosed

WHO’S WHO - CAST


Reindeer. EDUCATION: The Catholic University of America; The London Dramatic Academy. www.christophermueller.net. Mr. Mueller is generously sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.

Allie parris (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be back on the Olney Theatre Center stage! Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Annie (Boylan Sister, Ens.) [Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding Resident Musical], How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Ensemble) and Grease (Jan). REGIONAL: The Kennedy Center: Marvin Hamlisch’s Monster Mash (Dancer); Paramount Theatre: Grease (Ensemble); Summer Dinner Theatre: All Shook Up. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre, Musical Theatre Certificate from Northwestern University. Love to Dad, Danny and friends. This and every

performance for mom. Ms. Parris is generously sponsored by Robert E. Hebda.

Nova Y. payton (Ensemble) Signature Theatre: Diner, Elmer Gantry (Mary), Crossing, Defying Gravity: Making of a SuperNOVA, Dreamgirls (Effie, Helen Hayes Award nomination), The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Jewel), Xanadu (Melpomene), Hairspray (Motormouth, Helen Hayes). Tour: 3 Mo’ Divas (PBS Special), Smokey Joe’s Café (BJ). DC AREA: Ford’s: Violet; Arena Stage: Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Adventure Theatre-MTC: Happy Elf (Mrs. Claus/Gurt); The Kennedy Center: Spring Gala Concert My Fair Lady (Ensemble). REGIONAL: Prince Music Theatre: Dreamgirls (Effie, Barrymore Award

nomination). www.simply-nova.com. Ms. Payton is generously sponsored by Susan and Jay Finkelstein.

Rachel Zampelli (John/Judas) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Avenue Q. REGIONAL: Two River Theatre Company: Orestes: A Tragic Romp; New Rep: Romeo and Juliet, Into the Woods; Greenbrier Valley Theatre: Nevermore; Black Swan Theatre/Special Appearance, Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Breast Entanglements. DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Shenandoah; Folger Shakespeare Theatre: The Comedy of Errors, Orestes: A Tragic Romp, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Signature Theatre: Dying City, Brother Russia, Chess, See What I Wanna See, The Happy Time; Studio

Theatre 2nd Stage: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, POP! [Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress], Jerry Springer: The Opera [Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding Ensemble], Reefer Madness [Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Resident Musical]; No Rules Theatre Company: Stop Kiss; Adventure Theatre-MTC: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; The Kennedy Center: The Gift of Nothing. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre, Santa Clara University. UPCOMING: The Fix, Signature Theatre. Ms. Zampelli is generously sponsored by Cliff Johnson and Margaret Roper.

Emily Zickler (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Olney Theatre Center debut! REGIONAL: Huntington Theatre: Assassins. DC AREA: Signature Theatre: Midwestern Gothic (workshop); Adventure Theatre-MTC: Stuart Little (Margalo, et al.); Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: Carrie the Musical (Carrie White). TV: House of Horrors: Kidnapped. TRAINING: Overtures, Signature Theatre. EDUCATION: BFA Acting, Boston University.

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Godspell traces, in a spirited celebration, the formation of a community around ideas. At its inception, Godspell was John-Michael Tebelak’s reaction against the stuffy solemnity that he found in churches more than in the Gospels themselves. At a dull Easter service in 1970, Tebelak found no trace of the Gospels’ sense of joy, and as a long-haired 22-year-old, he felt excluded from the church community. “Instead of ‘healing’ the burden, or resurrecting the Christ, it seems those people had pushed Him back into the tomb,” he said in a 1975 interview. For his Master’s thesis at Carnegie Mellon University, Tebelak decided to bring out the celebration in the Gospels and invite audiences to come as they are.

In addition to Tebelak’s personal experiences, Godspell was inspired by Harvey Cox’s writings about festivity and the theological importance of light-hearted, unapologetic revelry. In 1969’s Feast of Fools, Cox wrote, “In a success and money oriented society, we need a rebirth of patently unproductive festivity and expressive celebration. In an age that has quarantined parody and separated politics from imagination we need more social fantasy… we need a renaissance of the spirit and there are signs that it is coming.” Throughout this period, many musicals took on religious themes, but Godspell’s upbeat, uncynical approach to Christianity stood apart. Shows like Hair, Salvation, and Jesus Christ Superstar explore religious themes, but their joyful moments are tempered by the dark side of 1960s youth culture. Godspell lives in the light, finding the hope to take on the outside world through storytelling, play, and friendship.

This focus on joy separates Godspell from the centuries-old tradition of passion plays, which emphasize Jesus’ suffering, mining the Gospels for their plot and characterizations. Instead, Godspell celebrates the ideas. One note breaks through the cacophony of philosophers’ thoughts, bringing Jesus’ ideas and ideals to center stage. Through their revelry, the disciples learn and teach each other. Godspell looks beyond the external conflict of the Passion to follow their journeys to belief and community. Each tiny story that Jesus shares as a parable, song, or game is a step in that journey, demonstrating the power of ideas to change people and build community in lasting ways.

Although Godspell does revolve around Jesus, the show’s true protagonist is the community that he binds together. The show follows it from its birth, via Jesus, to the point where it must find the strength to stand on its own. In many ways, both explicit and implicit, Godspell reaches out to include its audience in this group. We invite you join us in celebrating—unapologetically—the potential for ideas to change the world and bring us together.

— Susanna Pretzer, Dramaturg

Paint elevation by Paige A. Hathaway.

CONTEXT GuIDE


You don’t need no tick

et

1970

A

BMy sw

eet Lord

1967

1969When I la

y me down

1968

So you are the Christ

1965

1966

My hair li

ke Jesus wore it

Kiss me once m

ore

Allah

Blessed are the sat upon,

spat upon, ratted on

to die

goin’ up to the spirit in th

e sky

You just thank th

e Lord

(hare krishna)

Hallelujah, I adore it

Trace the influence of religion on popular music in the 1960s and ‘70s. How many of these songs and artists do you know?

“We’re more popular now than Jesus.”

—John Lennon, 1966

Jim Morrison, 1967

CONTEXT GuIDE


1965: The Impressions, “People Get Ready”; 1966: Simon & Garfunkel, “Blessed”; 1967: Donovan, “Wear Your Love Like Heaven”; 1968: “Hair” from Hair; 1969: Norman Greenbaum, “Spirit in the Sky”; 1970: A. “Herod’s Song” from Jesus Christ Superstar, B. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord”; 1971: Elton John, “Tiny Dancer”; 1972: The Doobie Brothers, “Jesus Is Just Alright”; 1973: Stevie Wonder, “Higher Ground”; 1974: Cat Stevens, “Jesus”; 1975: Patti Smith, “Gloria”

The Jesus People Movement, 1971

Jesus died for somebody’s

sins

Jesus freaks o

ut in the str

eets

1970

1974

1971

'Cause my last ti

me on earth

goin’ up to the spirit in th

e sky

1972

1973

And in the evening

His love will le

ad the blind

I lived a whole world of sin

handing tickets o

ut for G

od

but not mine

(hare krishna)

Jesus is just a

lright

1975


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For more insight into the show and the rehearsal process, visit our dramaturgy blog at www.olneygodspell.wordpress.com.

What are the connections between performance art, music, storytelling, and spirituality? Why is it that every year, people go into the desert [to Burning Man], let loose, share in the creation of giant works of art, become an ephemeral tribe, and then vanish without leaving one scrap to show they had ever visited? What do they find there? How does this event change their daily lives? What ethos brings and binds these people together? I believe these questions form a lens through which Godspell can be experienced, and perhaps the reverse is true as well.”

I believe Burning Man is an apt influence for Godspell, because it is such an incredible example of how a group of artists and storytellers can come together in the middle of nowhere and form a community.”

—Ivania Stack, Costume Designer

Scenic rendering by Paige Hathaway.

What is so wonderful about this particular musical is that it actively encourages each new production to have its own identity, to explore different ways to express the teachings of Jesus. That kind of freedom has allowed myself, and the entire creative team, to be able to truly explore all the possibilities of the story.”

—Paige Hathway, Set Designer


Stephen Schwartz (Music and New Lyrics) was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as a producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre.

His first major credit was the title song for the play Butterflies Are Free; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well. In 1971, he wrote the music and new lyrics for Godspell, for which he won several awards including two Grammys. This was followed by the English texts, in collaboration with Leonard Bernstein, for Bernstein’s Mass, which opened the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The following year, he wrote the music and lyrics for Pippin and two years later, The Magic Show. At one point, Godspell, Pippin, and The Magic Show were all running on Broadway simultaneously.

He next wrote the music and lyrics for The Baker’s Wife, followed by a musical version of Studs Terkel’s Working, to which he contributed four songs, and which he also adapted and directed, winning the Drama Desk Award as best director. He also co-directed the television production, which was presented as part of the PBS “American Playhouse” series.

Next came songs for a one-act musical for children, Captain Louie, and a children’s book, The Perfect Peach. He then wrote music for three of the songs in the Off-Broadway revue, Personals, lyrics to Charles Strouse’s music for Rags, and music and lyrics for Children Of Eden. He then began working in film, collaborating with composer Alan Menken on the scores for the Disney animated features Pocahontas, for which he received two Academy Awards and another Grammy, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also provided songs for DreamWorks’ first animated feature, The Prince of Egypt, for which he won another Academy Award for the song “When You Believe”. He most recently collaborated with Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s Enchanted.

Mr. Schwartz provided music and lyrics for the original television musical, Geppetto, seen on The Wonderful World of Disney and recently adapted for the stage as Geppetto & Son. He has released two CDs on which he sings new songs, entitled Reluctant Pilgrim and Uncharted Territory. Mr. Schwartz’s most recent musical, Wicked, opened in the fall of 2003 and is currently running on Broadway and in several other productions around the United States and the world. In 2008, Wicked reached its 1900th performance on Broadway, making Mr. Schwartz the only songwriter in Broadway history ever to have three shows run more than 1900 performances. A book about his career, “Defying Gravity”, has recently been released by Applause Books.

Under the auspices of the ASCAP Foundation, he runs musical theatre workshops in New York and Los Angeles, and serves on the ASCAP board; he is also currently the President of the Dramatists’ Guild.

John-Michael Tebelak (Conceived/Originally Directed) originally wrote Godspell as his Masters Thesis project at Carnegie-Mellon in 1971. Subsequently, he directed productions of Godspell at La MaMa Theatre, the Cherry Lane Theatre, the Promenade Theatre, and on Broadway. He received the 1971 Drama Desk award for Most Promising Director. In 1972, Mr. Tebelak directed the play, Elizabeth I on Broadway, and off-Broadway staged The Glorious One in 1975 and Ka-Boom in 1980. He is also co-writer of the 1973 film of Godspell with David Greene. He was dramaturg for the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York and staged liturgical drama there, and the church’s theatre bears his name. John Michael Tebelak died April 2, 1985 of a heart attack in New York City.

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WHO’S WHO - CREATIvE


Jason King Jones (Director) is Associate Artistic Director/Director of Education, and Artistic Director of National Players here at Olney Theatre Center. Past productions at OTC: The Tempest and Neville’s Island. Past National Players productions: Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, Animal Farm, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest, and Odyssey (which he also adapted). At The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Mr. Jones has directed The Comedy of Errors, The Servant of Two Masters, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), The Merry Wives of Windsor, and The Grouch, along with nearly a dozen abridged classical plays for their educational touring companies. Other directing credits include Peer Gynt, (TriBeCa Performing Arts Center), Fallujah (The Kennedy Center/ACTF), A Number (Whistler in the Dark), Murdering Marlowe (Access Theater), Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Center Los Angeles), The Women of Lockerbie and The Good Daughter (NJ Rep); The Rainmaker and The Brothers Karamazov (12 Miles West). He has taught and directed at Boston University, New York’s TVI Actor’s Studio, Fairleigh Dickinson University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Missouri State. He was twice Staff Repertory Director with The Acting Company, and he is the co-creator and director of Very Very a Shakespeare rock show based on As You Like It that is currently in commercial development. Mr. Jones is a proud graduate of the Boston University School of Theatre.

Bryan Knowlton (Choreographer) has had the wonderful opportunity to perform with artists ranging from Meryl Streep, Sally Struthers, Mario Lopez, to dancing alongside Savion Glover at New York’s famous City Center. Regional Choreography credits include: Godspell, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, 9 to 5, A Chorus Line, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, FAME, Chicago, Grease, Oliver!, West Side Story, Hair, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ® Dreamcoat, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Sweet Charity, and Gypsy for which he received a New Hampshire Theatre Guild nomination for Best Choreography. He was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Resident Musical for the 2014 Helen Hayes Awards for his portrayal of Paul in A Chorus Line at Olney Theatre Center. Performing credits include Broadway: A Chorus Line (Paul). TOURS: 1st National A Chorus Line (Paul), 1st National Cameron Mackintosh’s OLIVER! (Noah Claypole), A Chorus Line. Hawaii. Film/TV: A Farm Girl in New York, Dancing With The Stars, Good Morning America and The Morning Show. REGIONAL: Olney Theatre Center, Pittsburgh CLO, Marriott Theater, Arkansas Rep, Casa Manana, Ogunquit Playhouse, Barnstormers, Hunderton Hills Playhouse and The Seacoast Repertory Theater. Love and thanks to his beautiful husband for the constant support. Always for you Mum. More info visit bryanknowlton.org. Mr. Knowlton is generously sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.

Christopher Youstra (Musical Director/Associate Artistic Director - Music Theater) As the past resident music director, Mr. Youstra has music directed and conducted around 35 musicals at the Olney Theatre Center, including last year’s How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and Avenue Q. He has also music directed at many of the other local theaters including Ford’s Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Little Shop of Horrors; Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Pop!, Passing Strange; Studio Theatre: Adding Machine: A Musical; Round House Theater: Once on This Island, A Murder A Mystery A Marriage, The Summer of ‘42, and The World Goes ‘Round; Toby’s Dinner Theater: Les Miserables, The Color Purple, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast, Aida, The Producers, Godspell, Rent, Miss Saigon, Ragtime: The Musical, Chicago; Imagination Stage: Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Miss Nelson is Missing; The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences: Nobody’s Perfect, Chasing George Washington, Dr. Wonderful, Knuffle Bunny; Arena Stage; Burn Brae Dinner Theatre; Montgomery College; American University; Musical Theatre Center; Signature Theatre; and Columbia Center for the Theatrical Arts. Mr. Youstra has been nominated for eight Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Music Direction and received the award for Titanic. He is director of music at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Columbia, has worked with both Phoenix Productions and Troika Entertainment national touring company and toured both Europe and Korea with Smokey Joe’s Café. As a composer, Mr. Youstra’s music has been heard throughout the area, including The Dancing Princesses at Imagination Stage, Big Nate: The Musical (based on the syndicated comic strip , which just had a national tour and is licensed by Samuel French), the Helen Hayes Awards, the 2014 Summer Hummer and the opening gala of the ATLAS center.

Sonya Dowhaluk (Lighting Designer) is delighted to be returning to Olney Theatre Center, having first worked at here as an electrics apprentice in 1999. Past lighting designs at Olney Theatre Center include A Christmas Carol, National Players Tour 63, The Tempest, and Grease (co-design). She has also worked as an assistant lighting designer at The Shakespeare Theatre, Centerstage, and The Santa Fe Opera. Ms. Dowhaluk holds a BA from The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an MFA from The University of Maryland. In addition to her theatre work, she also works as an assistant lighting director at CNN.


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paige A. Hathaway (Scenic Designer) is a freelance scenic designer in the DC area. DC AREA: Folger Theatre: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Studio Theatre: Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love; Montgomery College: The Art of Murder; Strollers Theatre: The Baltimore Waltz; University of Maryland: In Time of Roses, The Matchmaker, Die Fledermaus. ASSISTING: Arena Stage: Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike; Signature Theatre: Sex with Strangers; MUNY: Seussical, Porgy and Bess, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, South Pacific; ART: The Tempest. EDUCATION: MFA in Scenic Design from the University of Maryland, BFA in Scenic Design from the University of Oklahoma.

Will pickens (Sound Designer) is glad to be returning to Olney Theatre Center. Recently he has worked on: Olney Theater Center: Neville’s Island and Spring Awakening. BROADWAY: Honeymoon In Vegas (Nederlander Theatre), The Realistic Joneses (Lyceum Theatre), Bronx Bombers (Circle In The Square), A Time To Kill (John Golden Theater), Pippin (Music Box), Death of a Salesman (Ethel Barrymore Theater), That Championship Season (Bernard B. Jacobs Theater), The Importance of Being Earnest, Present Laughter (American Airlines Theater). OFF-BROADWAY: If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet , The Overwhelming (Roundabout Pels Theater), Fornicated From The Beatles (Public Assembly), Tiny Dynamite (Origin Theatre Company), Evolution (Cherry Lane/ 59E59), Moon For The Misbegotten, Hard Times (The Pearl Theatre). Regional: Top Girls (Barnard College), Dancing Lessons, Much Ado About Nothing, All My Sons (Barrington Stage Theater), BootyCandy (Wilma), Neville’s Island, Spring Awakening (Olney Theatre Center), Henry V, School for Lies, Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). www.willpickens.com

Trevor A. Riley (Production Stage Manager) is excited to return to Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney credits include A Christmas Carol, Farragut North, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor®Dreamcoat, and Annie. DC AREA: Arena Stage: Our War; Woolly Mammoth Theatre: Just The Two of Each of Us, Appropriate, Detroit, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety; Studio Theatre: Pas De Deux; Taffety Punk: RuleBreaker Rep, Twelfth Night. Mr. Riley holds a BFA in Stage Management from Virginia Commonwealth University.


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Ivania Stack (Costume Designer) is delighted to return to Olney Theatre Center. Previous Olney Theatre Center Credits include: Colossal, I and You, Rancho Mirage, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ® Dreamcoat, and Farragut North. REGIONAL: Center Stage: Stones in His Pockets; Contemporary American Theatre Festival: Lidless and Breadcrumbs; Berkshire Theatre Festival: Way Out West. DC Area credits include: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Company Member), Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Studio Theatre 2nd Stage, Everyman Theatre, Theatre J, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Metro Stage and Forum Theatre. She is a designer, deviser and Ring Leader for dog and pony dc. EDUCATION: MFA in Design Program, University of Maryland.

Jason Loewith (Artistic Director) directed the NNPN Rolling World Premiere of Steven Dietz’s Rancho Mirage for Olney Theatre Center as well as last season’s productions of Avenue Q and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Mr. Loewith won Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, and Jeff Awards for Best New Musical for Adding Machine: A Musical, which he co-wrote with composer Joshua Schmidt (off-Broadway, 2008). His latest musical is Big Nate: The Musical which premiered in 2013 at Adventure Theatre-MTC, co-written with Olney’s Associate Artistic Director Christopher Youstra. Recent regional work as a director includes the world premiere of Broke (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta), Time Stands Still (Everyman, Baltimore), Crime and Punishment, and Working It Out (Center Stage, Baltimore), Adding Machine: A Musical (Studio Theatre, DC), and a dozen plays for Chicago’s Next Theatre Company, where he served as Artistic Director from 2002-08. Those credits include the Chicago area premieres of Dying City, Defiance, The Long Christmas Ride Home, and Fabulation. He conceived and directed the world premiere of The American Dream Songbook, wrote and directed the world premiere of War With the Newts, and produced Chicago premieres by Caryl Churchill, Suzan-Lori Parks, Carson Kreitzer, Sam Shepard, Dael Orlandersmith, and many more. He is a three-time grantee from the NEA for Artistic Excellence, a recipient of support from the Rockefeller MAP Fund and MacArthur’s International Connections Fund, and a TCG New Generations Future Leaders grant. Jason joined Olney as Artistic Director in 2013 after serving four years as Executive Director of the National New Play Network.

Debbie Ellinghaus (Managing Director) joined Olney Theatre Center in August 2014. Prior to her appointment at OTC, she was Director of Development for the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she closed significant gifts that helped to advance student scholarship and academic programming. From 2005-11, Ms. Ellinghaus was the Senior Associate Director of Development at Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT. At Yale, she was part of a university-wide campaign that raised more than $3.8 billion and included transformational gifts for Yale Rep from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Robina Foundation, which established the Binger Center for New Theatre. Additionally, she raised funds for scholarship, theatrical productions, and facilities. In her role at Yale, Ms. Ellinghaus provided mentorship to MFA candidates, many of who are now leading major theaters across the country. Previously, Ms. Ellinghaus was Director of Development at Off-Broadway’s Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a graduate of New Actors Workshop, a professional theater training conservatory founded and led by Mike Nichols, George Morrison and Paul Sills. Ms. Ellinghaus currently chairs the Downtown Arts and Culture Commission in Columbia, MD, an organization that works closely with Merriweather Post Pavilion. She is a member of the Howard County Board of Health. Her favorite job is mommy to Maddie and Griffin.


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visionary $100,000+

Friend $1,000+

Advocate $500+

Supporter $2,500+

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Leader $10,000+

Benefactor $5,000+

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INDIvIDuAL GIFTSThis list consists of Annual Fund contributions for the period 1/1/2014 through 1/5/2015

visionary $100,000+Gana R. DunlopBob and Eveline RobertsMrs. Maggi Root

Champion $50,000+Anonymous

Leader $10,000+AnonymousMr. Robert DohmenHelen MarshallKathleen Quinn

Benefactor $5,000+Susan and Jay FinkelsteinRobert E. HebdaMr. and Mrs. Stephen Z. KaufmanPaul and Pat MangusAlan L. and Amy MeltzerThe Honorable Karen S. Montgomery and Mr. Harry MontgomeryMr. Clifford Johnson and Margaret T. RoperKevin White & Rossana Salvadori - In honor of our parents, Anson & Marge, Dilvo & DinaPatricia Woodbury

Supporter $2,500 +Mr. and Mrs. David BottegalJoan Elise Dubinsky and Craig N. PackardAnonymous - In memory of Kate GibsonStephen T. KleinJennifer and Scott KneelandSidney KramerCharles S. Mack and Alice Barrett MackMr. Bill MeekinsTony and Connie MorellaMr. and Mrs. Tommy Mulitz - In honor of the Mulitz-Gudelsky FamilyJames Pape and Nancy Newman-Pape Ms. Mita Schaffer and Ms. Tina MartinVictor Shargai and Craig PascalMr. Vernon L. Skinner, Jr.Carol Trawick

Friend $1,000+Deborah and Bruce BermanDennis and Holly BlackledgeJeanne BrushRobert BurkHon. Gene and Mrs. Cindy CounihanSteve Danielson and Dr. Kenneth HoyleTamara DarvishM. Charlene DorrianDebbie and Andrew EllinghausEdith L. EmbreyMichael and Michelle FannonBill and Senator Jennie ForehandMr. Thomas P. GaskeMr. and Mrs. W. E. GregoryWilliam A. Hanson and Gail A. LiebermanMr. John HaugeMs. Winifred E. HerrmannNettie Horne

Max JacobsEvlyn D. LatimerJohn and Kathy LyonsMaggie and Tico McCreadyHelaine G. Morss - In loving memory of Lester Robert MorssStuart and Margaret NatofNancy and Hector OrtizMr. and Mrs. Sandeep SaggarKimberly SeniorAlicia and Marlin TaylorSandy and Alan WadeMs. Halo Wines

Advocate $500+JoAnn and Dean AulickHarold M. and Christine A. BartlettBarbara BaumannDr. Patricia BeastonMr. Merle J. BigginMrs. Melissa CollinsMr. Ned CramerMrs. Clare W. Crawford - MasonRichard and Joan CurtisEileen and Paul DeMarcoBrad DiederichsMs. Andrea Drimmer Scott and Erin D’VileskisBob and Pat Fauver Berdie and David FirestoneRobert J. and Liane A. GiardinaMrs. Frances Hughes GlendeningHal and Karen GordonMrs. Mary GrahamJim and Lynne HensleyJon and Michelle HulsizerMr. and Mrs. Lane JenningsMr. Clayton JohnsonThe Honorable Benjamin F. KramerJane Thérèse LarsenMr. Richard LeyJason LoewithBob and Marlene MitchellBonnie Moss Tom and Denise MurphyClyde NorthropDaniel and Christine PowersRobert and Lelia RussellRoger SchwarzCharles and Mary SollaDr. and Mrs. Roger G. SorensenDiane TredwellDon WashingtonDr. and Mrs. Steven C. WhiteGeorge A. and Katherine C. Whitehouse

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Mr. Edgar Bare Ms. Louise G. BargamianPetee BarnesElaine B. Baugham-Young and James A. Young, Jr.Dan the ManMarian BellamaFran and Harvey BergerBarbara BergmannElyse and Jeffrey BernsteinSteve BlauDiane BoehrMs. Ellen BogageTim and Julia BoulayJulius BowenMr. Sean BoyleNancy BraierMs. Karen BrandtJoel BresslerWeldon C. BrownMr. Richard BrushBruce BucklinPatricia BulhackMr. and Mrs. William M. ButlerValerie M. CampbellPriscilla and Ron CarlsonWilliam H. CavittDr. Matthew CelozziMs. Cindy CennameMs. Debra CerrutiMs. Mary ChampagneHoward and Rosie ChernoffJulie B. ChristopherMs. Patricia CorridonMariclare CostelloMr. Edward CowanKaye CraftBeth G. CrockerMr. and Mrs. Dale CrownHerbert Cullis Mr. Allen CurrantBarbara B. DahlgrenWilliam B. DaitchMs. Jerilyn DaliMartin and Belle DavisLinda A. DawkinsMs. Elisabeth DealKeith and A. Eletheer DeckerSusan DeGeorgeHampton DeJarnette and Leslie EnglandMs. Kay DildineLouis DobiesLaurie DohmenMs. Miriam DubinMr. David DunnDonald and Barbara EisenMaddie and Griffin EllinghausMr. David B. Elseroad, Sr.Edith EspenshadeMs. Linda EvansThe Honorable Gail Ewing and Mr. Bob EwingMr. Brad FarrellMr. Brian FeitMatthew W. and Laura G. FettersMr. Laurence FieldsMs. Carrie Fletcher


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President ......................................................................................................................Jennifer L. KneelandBoard Chair .......................................................................................................................Susan FinkelsteinVice President .............................................................................................................Megan Davey LimarziTreasurer .........................................................................................................................Patricia WoodburySecretary .............................................................................................................................Robert Mitchell

BOARD MEMBERSPhyllis Bottegal • Debbie Ellinghaus • Robert E. Hebda • Clifford Johnson • Stephen Kaufman

Stephen Klein • Jason Loewith • Charles S. Mack • Helen Marshall • Nancy Nelson OrtizLinda Rosenzweig • Rossana Salvadori • Alan Wade

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERSGene Counihan • Frances Glendening • Mita Schaffer

William H. Graham, Sr. (in memoriam)

OLNEY THEATRE CORpORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES

SpECIAL THANKSTO OuR OpENING NIGHT SpONSORS:

ACTORSEvan Casey • Julie-Ann Elliott • Rick Foucheux • Helen Hedman

Valerie Leonard • Susan Lynskey • Donna MigliaccioPaul Morella • Jon Hudson Odom • Tracy Lynn Olivera

Michael Russotto • Bobby Smith • Stephen Gregory Smith

DIRECTORS, CHOREOGRApHERS & MuSICAL DIRECTORSMichael Bobbitt • John E. Going • Eleanor Holdridge • Tara Jeanne Vallee • Mark Waldrop

DESIGNERS & STAGE MANAGERSColin K. Bills • James Fouchard • Misha Kachman • Pei Lee

Josiane M. Lemieux • Milagros Ponce de Leon • Ivania Stack

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ARTISTICArtistic Director Jason LoewithAssociate Artistic Director/ Director of Music Theater Christopher YoustraAssociate Artistic Director/ Director of Education Jason King JonesArtistic Apprentice Clare Shaffer

pRODuCTIONDirector of Production Dennis A. BlackledgeCompany Manager/ Associate Production Manager Fred T. PaulTechnical Director Stephen M. greeneAssistant Technical Directors David AshCarpenters Joseph Caverly, Brad ZieglerResident Scenic Artist Fred viaCostume Shop Supervisor Jeanne BlandResident Costume Designer/ Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor Seth gilbertMaster Electrician Samantha CampbellProperties Master Rachael ErichsenResident Sound Engineer/ Projections Supervisor Robert garnerProduction Management Apprentice Liz TuxburyCompany Management Apprentice Corinne JacobProduction Apprentices Jessica Bittorf, Danny Espy, Rachel Hamilton, Chris Tebo Hardin, Jordan Michaud, Joseph Musgrove, Alex Stone, Ashley Wagoner, Kelsey Willis

SHOW STAFFAssistant Director Sarah ScafidiAssistant Stage Managers Rachel Hamilton, Alex StoneAssistant Lighting Designer William Kendall D’EugenioAssistant Musical Director Danny EspyAssistant to the Costume Designer Joseph MusgroveProps Master Daniel EspyFollow Spot Operators Corinne Jacob, Ashley WagonerLight Board Operator & A-2 Chris Tebo HardinSound Engineer Robert garnerWardrobe Kelsey WillisDeck Chief Sarah SplaineProduction Dramaturg Susanna PretzerRake Instructor Leigh A. Roberts, PT, DPT, OCSScenic Overhire Brendan gregg, Michelle KakadelisAdditional Electricians Laurie Bautista, Helen garcia-Alton Patrick gillespie, Matt griffinCostume and Make-up Intern Katherine Drake

SPECIAL THANKS TO ROuND HOuSE THEATREAssociate Producer Anna Danisha CrosbyProduction Manager Jesse AasheimMaster Electrician Liz Sena

ADMINISTRATIONManaging Director Debbie Ellinghausgeneral Manager valerie CampbellIT Manager Elvin J. CrespoFacilities Manager Michael PlaterMarketing and Development Apprentice Kristina Erwin

FINANCEDirector of Accounting and Financial Services Nene Keita Senior Accountant Chyeslan BusoBusiness Manager Kynda Reid

COMMuNICATIONSSales Director Weldon C. BrownMarketing and Public Relations Manager Heather AndrewsBrand Director/ graphic Designer JJ KaczynskiPatron and volunteer Services Manager R. Wesley MeekinsBox Office Manager Henriette MendoBox Office Supervisors Shanna Chuenyane, Chisomo MaluwaHouse Managers Kate Appiah-Kubi,Lucirae Cooley, Kelly Craig, Lina Al Dajani, Ricardo Jose Melendez, Barbara Scanlan, Desiree WardBox Office Associates Judy Abrams, Arash Bahari, vince Constantino, Rachel Spory-Harper, Leah Keilsohn, Andrew Majors, Jake Meile, James Nelson, Marion Levy Qualls, Josh Rose, Shaquille Stewart, Emily Townsend

EDuCATIONNational Players general Manager Kevin HasserDramaturgy Apprentice Susanna PretzerEducation Apprentice Andy germuga

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a professional theater employing members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

Olney Theatre Center for the Arts is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization representing the not-for-profit American theater; the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington; the League of Washington Theatres; and the Baltimore Theatre Alliance.

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“ Health risks and 100 extra pounds all went away a� er bariatric surgery.”The moment her daughter could put her arms around her for the fi rst time, Barbara knew it was all worth it. Six months after her surgery—performed by John Brebbia, MD, an expert in the fi eld who has performed bariatric surgeries since 1999—Barbara had lost 100 pounds and the health risks she’d been carrying around with them. Her life and her health were dramatically changed after she met our experienced team of bariatric surgery specialists. MedStar Health’s bariatric surgery team can help you regain your health. Talk to us to learn how our guidance—before and after surgery—can put you on the path to wellness.

To see Barbara’s story, visit MedStarMontgomery.org/WeightLossor call 301-774-8881 for more information.

— Barbara BowieGaithersburg, MD

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